The holiday season makes its initial approach quietly and well in advance, showing up earlier and earlier every year, sliding stealthily into stores, settling on shelves recently vacated by Halloween candy.

It makes itself comfortable, spreading into four aisles at Walgreens and CVS, before br...

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